US pulling out of North Syria

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Re: US pulling out of N. Syria

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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:
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As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over...


Honk honk!

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I had to google this to make sure it wasn't satire before replying. But I should have known that Trump's totally serious tweets are typically indistinguishable from satire.
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Icarus wrote:Because it detracts from the stories about his impending impeachment.

Speaking of distraction...how are things going with the whole Epstein situation...seems like the press lost interest when the trail of names started going more down the Blue path...
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Moksha on a different thread wrote:If you think Trump is now out of control, just realize that he will continue to spin out of control at an increasing rate.

What do you think Trump will do next?


THIS. This is what he will do.
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subgenius wrote:
Icarus wrote:Because it detracts from the stories about his impending impeachment.

Speaking of distraction...how are things going with the whole Epstein situation...seems like the press lost interest when the trail of names started going more down the Blue path...

I’m sure that Trump is investigating.

Between tweets, maybe. Or games of golf, or watching Fox and Friends, or Hannity. Or maybe after a few more press conferences where he drones on and on and on about his ‘enemies’.

But, he’s on it. Just be patient. ; )
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subgenius wrote:
Icarus wrote:Because it detracts from the stories about his impending impeachment.

Speaking of distraction...how are things going with the whole Epstein situation...seems like the press lost interest when the trail of names started going more down the Blue path...

Oh, I seriously doubt that we have heard the last of the Epstein case yet!
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honorentheos wrote:I saw this. It made me sick to my stomach. I have no idea what motivated him to do so, but it feels like sabotage in the same way a person being evicted from a foreclosed on house might start taking the doors off their hinges and punching holes in the wall. To abandon the Kurds to the Turks after their essential role in beating ISIS back is reprehensible. It's the sort of thing that future reporters almost inevitably end up pointing to as the origin point for eventual blowback.



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Jersey Girl wrote:
honorentheos wrote:I saw this. It made me sick to my stomach. I have no idea what motivated him to do so, but it feels like sabotage in the same way a person being evicted from a foreclosed on house might start taking the doors off their hinges and punching holes in the wall. To abandon the Kurds to the Turks after their essential role in beating ISIS back is reprehensible. It's the sort of thing that future reporters almost inevitably end up pointing to as the origin point for eventual blowback.

ISIS will come back full force like a noxious weed.

The Democrats will be blamed. :lol:
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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:
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As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over...


Honk honk!

- Doc

I'd put money on that line being something Erdogan told him.
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Maksutov wrote:
Jersey Girl wrote:

ISIS will come back full force like a noxious weed.


The Democrats will be blamed. :lol:


Yeah well he can put them on the crap impeachment list with Pelosi, Schiff, and he probably wants to impeach Mitt by now as well.

Put 'em all on I say!
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I have two questions about this:

  1. Is there any guarantee the Turks will slaughter the Kurds?
  2. Why was the United States in Northern Syria anyway?
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